Tornado or hurricane shelter

ABSTRACT

The Invention relates to a tornado or hurricane shelter that is located above ground and at ground surface, large enough to provide a place of safety for up to ten people and is handicap accessible. The structures shape is oblong and a oblong spherical radius at the top. The basic frame and doors are solid thick hardwood planks bonded together with glue and fastened with lag screws and the windows are high impact plastic fastened to the structure with bolts. The door is a two part door with a sight window in the top, the side windows are removable from inside and they blend to the shape of the structure. High strength wire ropes go over the shelter and attach to turnbuckles which attach to earth anchors installed deep into the earth. Wire ropes and where it attaches to the earth anchors with turnbuckles is covered with a non metallic cover. The upper part door attaches to the lower door and the lower door attaches to the basic structure with heavy duty hinges and latches that are commercially available.  
     A tornado can develop within half an hour or so with winds in excess of 200 miles per hour, while a hurricane can be tracked for a much longer time before it hits, dangerous lighting is present during tornadoes and hurricanes, Mobile homes, automobiles, trucks, and other weak structures should be avoided during these dangerous storms. It is important that people have a safe place to go within a close distance to where they live and work.

[0001] FIG. IV Show the wire rope and earth anchor rod attached with aturnbuckle and covered with a non metallic cover.

DESCRIPTION

[0002] This invention is concerned with a shelter to be used or occupiedduring a tornado or hurricane. There are many ways to protect oneselffrom a tornado or hurricane such as basements, cellars, or other sturdyand rigid structures. This shelter is to placed above ground and isaccessible to handicap people in wheel chairs or other disabilities. Inthe event of emergencies such as the door being blocked by a fallen treeor other objects the windows can be removed from inside the shelter foranother way to exit the shelter after the storms have pasted.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

[0003] It is an object of the invention to provide a tornado orhurricane shelter that is placed above ground and at ground surface andit is easily accessible from near by homes or offices. To be strongenough so that high winds and flying objects can not move it from itslocation. To be handicap accessible, and that the materials used arecommercial available and the cost are reasonable.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0004] FIG. I shows the basic invention in a perspective view. Theshelter consist of radius ends and oblong spherical top, at the bottom aconcrete slab for the floor to be poured on site prior to placing theshelter onto it, the two part door with a small window toward the top,the side window, turnbuckle covers, and a cut out into the earth showingthe earth anchor in the earth and attaching to the anchor rod, whichconnects to the turnbuckle which connects to the wire rope, the wirerope is in a groove in the basic shelter.

[0005] FIG. II is a partial view of FIG. 1 and shows the top part of thedoor rotated open approximately 20 degrees about the lower part of thedoor.

[0006] FIG. III is a partial view of FIG. 1 and shows the lower part ofthe door rotated approximately 100 degrees about the basic shelter withthe top part of the door in the same open position and connected to thelower part of the door, and shows the opening to inter and exit theshelter.

[0007] FIG. IV is a view from FIG. I that is rotated to show the anchorrod connected to the turnbuckle and the turnbuckle connected to the wirerope and covered by the non metallic cover.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0008] The operation of the invention when shaped, constructed andinstalled as described is handicap accessible and will provide a placeof safety for up to ten persons during a tornado or hurricane. Obviouslynumerous variations and modifications can be made without departing fromthe spirit of the present invention. Therefore it should be clearlyunderstood that the form of the present invention described above andshown in the figures of the accompanying drawings is illustrative onlyand is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION

[0009] This invention is concerned with a shelter to be used or occupiedduring a tornado or hurricane. There are many ways to protect oneselffrom a tornado or hurricane such as basements, cellars, or other sturdyand rigid structures. This shelter is to placed above ground and isaccessible to handicap people in wheel chairs or other disabilities. Inthe event of emergencies such as the door being blocked by a fallen treeor other objects the windows can be removed from inside the shelter foranother way to exit the shelter after the storms have pasted.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

[0010] It is an object of the invention to provide a tornado orhurricane shelter that is placed above ground and at ground surface andit is easily accessible from near by homes or offices. To be strongenough so that high winds and flying objects can not move it from itslocation. To be handicap accessible, and that the materials used arecommercial available and the cost are reasonable.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] FIG. I shows the basic invention in a perspective view. Theshelter consist of radius ends and oblong spherical top, at the bottom aconcrete slab for the floor to be poured on site prior to placing theshelter onto it, the two part door with a small window toward the top,the side window, turnbuckle covers, and a cut out into the earth showingthe earth anchor in the earth and attaching to the anchor rod, whichconnects to the turnbuckle which connects to the wire rope, the wirerope is in a groove in the basic shelter.

[0012] FIG. II is a partial view of FIG. I and shows the top part of thedoor rotated open approximately 20 degrees about the lower part of thedoor.

[0013] FIG. III is a partial view of FIG. I and shows the lower part ofthe door rotated approximately 100 degrees about the basic shelter withthe top part of the door in the same open position and connected to thelower part of the door, and shows the opening to inter and exit theshelter.

[0014] FIG. IV is a view from FIG. I that is rotated to show the anchorrod connected to the turnbuckle and the turnbuckle connected to the wirerope and covered by the non metallic cover.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0015] The operation of the invention when shaped, constructed andinstalled as described is handicap accessible and will provide a placeof safety for up to ten persons during a tornado or hurricane. Obviouslynumerous variations and modifications can be made without departing fromthe spirit of the present invention. Therefore it should be clearlyunderstood that the form of the present invention described above andshown in the figures of the accompanying drawings is illustrative onlyand is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

1. I claim that the shape; the radius ends and the oblong spherical topof the basic structure 1, and that the lower door 2, the upper door 3,and windows 4 and 5 blend to the shape of the basic structure 1, andwill let 250 miles per hour winds pass over and around it from anydirection
 2. I claim that the solid thick walls and solid thick top ofthe basic structure 1, the solid thick lower door 2, and the solid thickupper door 3, and the high impact plastic windows 4 and 5, will stop a2×4×10 foot long wood plank at 100 miles per hour and other flyingobjects and debris from entering the shelter at any location on theshelter.
 3. I claim that that the earth anchors 6, connect to anchorrods 7, and connected to the turnbuckle 8, and connects to wire rope 9will keep the shelter on its location when 250 miles per hour winds arepushing and pulling against it and when flying objects and debris arehitting it.
 4. I claim the materials used for the basic structure 1 ishardwood and the lower door 2 and upper door 3 is hardwood and windows 4and 5 is high impact plastic, wire ropes 9 are placed in a groove inbasic structure 1 and covered with rubber, where the wire ropes 9connect to turnbuckle 8 and connect to anchor rod 7 is covered with anon metallic cover will give low attraction to lighting.